At the conference in New Delhi's Indira Ghandi National Centre for the Arts on May 3-4 art historians, writers, musicians and scientists from Hungary, India, France and the Netherlands will explore the art of the two Brunners.
In the New Delhi Hungarian Cultural Centre a festival began on March 30 with an exhibition featuring works by the Brunners. On April 30 a large-scale exhibition showcasing their lifetime work will open in the Indian capital. Other programmes include a photo exhibition and film screenings dedicated to the art of the mother, Erzsebet Brunner Sass (1889-1950) and her daughter, also called Erzsebet (1910-2001).
The mother arrived as a painter in India in 1930 at the invitation of Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. She and her daughter lived and painted in Nainital from 1941 to 1950, and were both buried in the picturesque town in the Himalayan foothills.
The mother is known across India of her landscapes and spiritual paintings influenced by India's spiritual and religious traditions. Her daughter painted portraits of all the major Indian personalities in the 20th century.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
